October 2010 - Year 3

Presenting Student Data

This month we are hosted by Kris Reid and Betty Jamison at Cohen Middle School - Room 234.
Directions:

From the interstate, take the Mall/Hogan Road exit and take the ramp to east or away from the mall.
Turn right onto Mt Hope Avenue at the UTC.
Stay on Mt. Hope until you get to a blinking red/4 way stop.
Turn left onto Howard St. and then right onto Garland St.
The school is on the right. Park around back by the gym/cafeteria.
Come in through the cafeteria. Come up the stairs to the right to room 234!

What do we want students to learn from giving a presentation?

This is how scientists communicate
Giving and getting critique is part of it
Presentation skills (delivery)
How to tell a story
How to decide which details are important
Organize and synthesize information & ideas
Quality, pride, ownership
Interpretation —> making sense of the results.
The data support the main idea/interpretation
Audience?